Who Needs A Pelvic Floor PT around Birth? #039
Your BIRTH Partners
English - May 24, 2021 04:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBMedicine Health & Fitness Alternative Health birth birth worker community obstetrician midwife nurse doula labor roundtable pregnancy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Spoiler alert: *most* pregnant and postpartum people could benefit from a Pelvic PT consult!
Join us as we discuss with Dr. Rebecca Maidansky, PT, DPT of Lady Bird Physical Therapy where Pelvic PT fits into a continuum of care through pregnancy & postpartum.
Rebecca shares about:
~bias in seeking & referring to pelvic PT
~the short & long-term harm in normalization of pelvic floor dysfunction
~importance of collaborative care to address concerns
~timing of pelvic PT consults
~what to look for to distinguish normal & abnormal pelvic floor recovery in postpartum
~role in healing after vaginal or cesarean birth
don't miss: the underrated issue that pelvic PT can address!